Where does “thach” come from?

thach (Middle English) comes from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Ancestry of “thach”, step by step

thach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þæc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþæcroof; thatch
2Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
3Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Vietnamese Thạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseThạch
2Chineserock
3Chineseto carry with a pole

Words derived from “thach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-